wither
verb
uk/ˈwɪð.ər/us/ˈwɪð.ɚ/(alsowither away)[IorT]
(tocause) tobecomeweakanddryanddecay:
(使)枯萎,(使)干枯Grass had withered in thefields.田里的草都枯萎了。
[I]
toslowlydisappear,loseimportance, orbecomeweaker:
萎缩;逐渐消失Thiscountryis indangerofallowingitsindustrialbaseto wither away.这个国家正面临着工业基础萎缩的危险。
Plant pathology
- auxin
- blight
- canker
- cankered
- dry rot
- Dutch elm disease
- excrescence
- fungicide
- glyphosate
- herbicide
- insecticide
- nodal
- node
- organophosphate
- rust
- scab
- smut
- worm-eaten
- wormhole
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Becoming and making less strong
Appearing & disappearing
Idiom
wither on the vine